Eating in China
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Green peas

青豌豆Qīng wāndòu

Small rounded green seeds from pea pods.

Type
Legumes

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small rounded seeds from pea pods, with a thin seed coat and two fleshy cotyledons inside.

In the kitchen

In Yangzhou fried rice.

The green shelled seeds are used in Yangzhou fried rice, rather than whole pods or pea shoots. Pea varieties differ in seed color.

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